Beyond The Weight With Henny And Sandy

Join us as we chat about how change can impact our lives in troublesome ways, in unexpected ways, and in positive ways. Henny has a ridiculous story about her latest experience at the bank, and Sandy is not surprised about any of it because it all took place at “the bad bank.” We also discuss the blessing of social health care after hearing of some people’s financially-crushing hospital experiences south of the border.   **Show Notes** Podcasts we mentioned: Flightless Bird (particularly the episode on Rabies) How to Be Fine

Join us as we chat about our experiences having overweight . . . we discuss representation of fatness in media, we debate whether or not it’s necessary for fat people to portray fat characters in film, we explore our own implicit biases towards thinness, and we wonder about other myths about fat people that we have been trained to believe. It’s a jam-packed episode! Listen and share your thoughts with us too!   **Show Notes** Books we mentioned: Bare by Susan Hyatt “You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon Website we mentioned: Project Implicit (implicit.harvard.edu)

Join us as we chat about our week-long vacation in Peru . . . together! If you want to hear about all of our South American shenanigans, this is the episode for you! If you’re more interested in our health and wellness conversations, please come back next week for our regularly scheduled programming. We promise that next week’s episode will be full of wellness-related tidbits as usual. We just couldn’t let this week pass by without recapping our trip!

Join us as we chat about the wild times in the life of Henny and Sandy the past couple of weeks. Our schedules have been jam-packed with appointments, tasks to do, celebrations, topsy-turvy living conditions, etc. We’ve barely had time to sit down and take a breath, so we’re using the podcast this week to do just that. We hope you enjoy!   **Show Notes** Books we mentioned: Dying of Politeness by Geena Davis Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono

Join us as we chat about how our environments influence our thinking and our actions, and this gets us thinking about what our environments say about us. What does it mean if Sandy keeps her books organized from tallest to shortest? What does it mean if Henny keeps her books organized by genre? What about someone who leaves piles of book helter skelter all over the place! Eek!   **Show Notes** Books we mentioned: Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono Bare: A 7-Week Program to Transform Your Body, Get More Energy, Feel Amazing, and Become the Bravest, Most Unstoppable Version of You by Susan Hyatt Movie we mentioned: Ticket to Paradise Podcast we mentioned: Normalize This!

Join us as we chat about Sandy’s recent experience with the word “bare”. (She’s both bared a cheek AND read a book titled Bare.) We talk about what it means to live courageously and how we feel we are brave and/or how we shy away from things. Finally, we discuss the beauty of a WW workshop. Where else can you find a group of people so different from one another who are actually more LIKE than UNLIKE?!?!   **Show Notes** Podcasts we mentioned: Armchair Expert We Can Do Hard Things Books we mentioned: Bare by Susan Hyatt Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

Join us as we chat about what kind of cake we would like to have in order to celebrate our 200th episode! Sandy had an interesting interaction with an optometrist that you have to hear about. Meanwhile, Henny’s been reading Gabby Sidibe’s memoir, and she shares a bit of it that has really cut her to the quick! This leads to a discussion about what we would like people to remember us by when we leave the room. How do you want people to remember you?   **Show Notes** Book we mentioned: This is Just My Face, Try Not to Stare by Gabourey Sidibe

Join us as we chat all about we all sometimes feel like we might not be good enough, talented enough, or important enough to be in the positions we’re in. We discuss how we might find the confidence and the brave face we need to face those moments. Finally, Sandy has a bunch of life hacks to share with us including travel cubes (She really loves them!), making sure socks aren’t inside-out when putting them in the laundry (come on, people!) and using the voice-to-text feature on her phone (even if it results in many a typo). What life hack do you live by?   **Show Notes** Podcast we mentioned: We Can Do Hard Things Normalize This

Join us as we chat about the things in life that seem to be the most difficult to shop for: bathing suits, shoes, glasses, and life partners! Sandy’s been ruminating a bit about the word “should” and we decide that we should definitely talk about it a bit more. Finally we debate whether you should eat the most delicious thing on your plate first or if you should save the best for last. What do you do?   **Show Notes** Podcast we mentioned: We Can Do Hard Things Book we mentioned: Decolonizing Wellness by Dalia Kinsey

Join us as we chat all about how we can present ourselves to others a certain way on the outside while we feel very different on the inside. We discuss some things Henny heard on a podcast about sleep and sleep hygiene, and Sandy makes fun of her for having old pillows. Finally, we profess our love of memoirs (no surprise there) and brainstorm some ideas for Sandy to include in the memoir of her life (which she will likely never write but probably should).   **Show Notes** Podcast we mentioned: Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

Join us as we chat about self control, perfectionism, and why it’s so hard to resist temptation. We’ve both had instances where we knew what we should do to feel our best selves in the future, but we wanted something different in the moment. How can we hold off on the immediate want to give ourselves the benefit of something better? Finally, we discuss the benefits of getting on the scale and gathering information about ourselves and our weight. Are you are regular weigher?   **Show Notes** Podcast we mentioned: No Stupid Questions (episode #130)

Join us as we chat all about sugar. It’s sweet, it’s tasty, and it’s in just about everything . . . but is it really all that unhealthy? We get into the nitty gritty about sugar and how it impacts our bodies. We discuss the way our bodies get accustomed to how and what we eat, and we have the answer to why one person might find something too sweet while another finds that same thing not sweet enough.   **Show Notes** Podcast we mentioned: Food, We Need To Talk Books we mentioned: Mean Baby by Selma Blair Dying of Politeness by Geena Davis Show we mentioned: Dead to Me on Netflix

Join us as we chat about some super helpful and healthful habits you might want to develop this year including eating produce at every meal, planning for times during your day when you know you will have time to eat, and filling your water bottles at night to be ready for the following day. Sandy tells us a bit about her latest hiking trip, and she’s got an interesting trifecta to share. Finally, we talk about self care. Is it indulgent? Or is it simply taking care of yourself?   **Show Notes** Podcasts we mentioned: Food Heaven the Podcast Normalize This!

Join us as we chat ALL about goal-setting and motivation. What is the difference between a goal and a chore? Should we focus on how far we’ve come or how far we’ve got to go? Do incentives work? If you’re looking to stay motivated to work towards your 2023 goals, this is the episode for you! Happy New Year!   **Show Notes** Podcasts we mentioned: Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris Freakonomics Radio   Book we mentioned: Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation by Ayelet Fishbach

Join us as we chat about the benefits of shortcuts, the myth of multitasking, and why it’s so hard to focus. We also consider all that has happened and all that we have done in 2022, and we make some goals for how we’d like to move forward into 2023. What are you most proud of in 2022? What was the most fun moment of 2022 for you?   **Show Notes** Podcasts we mentioned: The Freakonomics Radio Book Club Normalize This   Books we mentioned: Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life by Marcus du Sautoy Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity by Gloria Mark

Join us as we chat about a few of our most recent pastimes including making homemade bath salts, climbing a gazillion flights of stairs, and re-visiting the characters of Sex in the City. More interestingly, we discuss first impressions. Are we good at making them? Should we make them? How important is a first impression? We’re curious to know . . . what were our listeners first impressions of us?   **Show Notes** Podcast we mentioned: No Stupid Questions (episode 121) Shows we mentioned: Handmaid’s Tale And Just Like That

Join us as we chat about the wild world of vanity sizing. What exactly is a size 0? How is it that ten different pairs of 34-waist jeans are actually 10 different sizes? And why don’t Henny and Sandy ever shop for clothes together? Then we go in deep on Stutz, a documentary directed by Jonah Hill about his therapist, Dr. Phil Stutz. Have you seen it? We want to talk!   **Show Notes** Documentary we mentioned: Stutz (on Netflix)

Join us as we chat about the positive side of quitting, the need to find some internal motivation, and how to navigate the stress of the upcoming holiday season. Henny is shaking her head at the audacity of some drivers, and Sandy is shaking her head at the negativity of some people. Finally, we laugh at the silliness of choosing to eat nothing all day in anticipation of a big meal! Why do we do that?!   **Show Notes** Podcasts we mentioned: Quitters (specifically the episode with Monica Padman) We Can Do Hard Things (specifically Episodes #154 and #155)

Join us as we chat about guidelines and how we use them to help us to develop healthy eating habits. Sandy begins by sharing some tidbits of wisdom she’s reading this week, and this leads us to a discussion about the new simplification of the WW program. We wrap up our chat by wondering aloud about gift-giving at the holiday season. Maybe we need guidelines for that too!   **Show Notes** Podcast we mentioned: We Can Do Hard Things Book we mentioned: Eat, Move, Think: The Path to a Healthier, Stronger, and Happier You by Shaun Francis

Join us as we chat about the weird ways our brains work! Why do we often see pictures from years ago and think, “I thought I looked awful then, but I looked amazing and wish I looked like that now!”? Why do we often feel like the cure to fatigue is to simply pile more on our already over-full plates? Why do we often stress about situations that come around every year instead of preparing for them ahead of time? We are silly creatures.   **Show Notes** Book we mentioned: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman